Magazines are proof that print is still very much in demand, with the latest NRS results for the January – December 2015 period pointing to a loyal, inky-fingered audience.
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Just three out of the 13 recorded newspaper brands currently have more readers in print than any other medium – with the decision to close the Independent’s print operations earlier this month looking to be a justifiable move.
As Trinity Mirror and Johnston Press are trying to prove, you can stamp on it, or wash it down the drain – but you just can’t kill print.
Launching on Monday 29 February, The New Day will cover news and topical content in a ‘politically neutral’ and ‘balanced’ way – with the first issue given away for free.
Johnston Press will be pleased that its latest acquisition i has seen period on period growth.
Newsline understands that New Day will launch on 29 February for an initial 20p cover price.
BBC Three has gone online-only this week, and the Independent newspaper is set to follow suit in March – but let no-one think it is a neat, futuristic thing or anything other than second best.
Continuing his examination of a defining year in media, Torin Douglas remembers intense rioting at Wapping, a peoplemeter revolution, and the launch of a newspaper destined for a sad fate.
Can the Independent make the transition to digital-only without breaking any bones?
The decision to close The Independent’s print operations is not going to be a one-off, writes Dominic Mills.